The ad: Sandi Firth, 63, is listed on eBay in a bid to find her a new husband

It says she is in ‘used condition’ but describes her as being in
‘pretty good working order [with] no real defects or signs of wear and
tear’.

James Doyan’s online description continues: ‘She is stylish and
loves to wear the latest fashions ( sometimes forgetting her age) and
parades them at any opportunity.’

It goes on: ‘I must warn you that she is a strong woman – bringing
up two kids on her own 30 something years ago was no mean feat and has
made her into a fiercely strong sometimes stubborn woman – but always
with kindness and generosity at the forefront of her mind (as she is
telling you that you are wrong and she is ALWAYS right).’

Hope: Mrs Firth's was listed by her son

Potential suitors must be ‘strong, committed, honest and loyal –
over 5ft 10in tall and meet her criteria on being a gentleman’.

Mrs Firth’s first marriage ended after three years. Since her second
divorce in 2003 after 17 years of marriage, she has only been on a
handful of dates with men who have apparently lied about their age or
height.

It was after she asked James, 38, to help her sell a table online,
that he had the idea of putting her up for auction as well. Mr Doyan, a
management consultant from Crouch End, North London, said he wanted to
do something out of the ordinary to help his mother find a partner.

‘I’m a bit impulsive and just decided eBay is the best way to
generate interest in something,’ he said. ‘She has her own friends in
the Leeds Jewish community, but this could reach out to people she
might not have links with.’

Mrs Firth is listed in the ‘ collectibles’ section of eBay, and
described as ‘unboxed’. There have been no official bids for the
businesswoman, whom Mr Doyan said

was ‘driving me crazy’ with her single status.

But Mrs Firth has attracted up to 250 viewings, and her son has
received emails from potential bidders asking to ‘try before they buy’.

Yesterday Mrs Firth, who runs her own market research company in
Leeds, said that her attempts to find a man through online dating have
been ‘a bit of a disaster’. At first she was shocked to be on eBay.

She said: ‘My son is very innovative and has a wonderful way with
words. I have had some rotten times and he has been through them with
me.’